title: [Torsion of the gallbladder].
abstract: Torsion of the gall bladder is caused by abnormal placement of the gall bladder and is a surgical emergency. A case with a typical history is reported. Treatment is cholecystectomy. Correctly treated, the mortality is less than 3%.
authors.affiliation: Amtssygehuset i Roskilde, organkirurgisk afdeling.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brasso
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: Galdeblaeretorsion.